...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites....border in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
’s Panjgur district.
"Today, in a terrorist activity from across Pakistain-Iran border in Chukab sector, district Panjgur, Balochistan, four security forces personnel have embraced martyrdom," the statement said.
It further said that the forces of Evil used Iranian soil to "target a convoy of security forces patrolling along the border".
Iran has been asked to hunt down the gunnies on their side, the ISPR statement said.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the incident. "Nation pays homage to the sacrifices of their martyred soldiers in [the] line of duty. We expect Iran will ensure that its soil is not used for cross-border attacks," he said.
President Dr Arif Alvi condemned the attack, and paid tribute to the services and sacrifices rendered by the martyred officials.
He stated that the whole nation had resolved to fight terrorism.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari also condemned the attack, and expressed grief and sorrow at the martyrdom of the security officials.
"Martyrs officials are the country’s heroes. The krazed killer who carried out the attack will have to pay," he said in a statement.
Last year in October, the Iranian authorities had closed the border with Pakistain at Taftan for two days after festivities between protesters and security forces in Zahedan, the capital city of Sistan-Baluchestan.
In February 2021, the border in Panjgur was closed after